2001 in Denmark
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{{Year in Denmark|2001}}
Events from the year 2001 in Denmark.
Incumbents
Events
- 15 May – Copenhagen Malmö Port as a trans-national port authority in the Øresund Region is established, the official opening ceremony is held on 15 May.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cmport.com/~/media/Docs/CORPORATE%205/2001%20Annual%20report.ashx|title=Copenhagen Malmö Annual Report 2001|publisher=Copenhagen Malmö Port|access-date=2009-11-06|archive-date=2010-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818030424/http://www.cmport.com/~/media/Docs/CORPORATE%205/2001%20Annual%20report.ashx|url-status=dead}}
The arts
=Architecture=
=Film=
- February – Lone Scherfig's film Italian for Beginners receives a Silver Bear in the Jury Prize category at the 2001 International Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.dfi.dk/FaktaOmFilm/Tal-og-statistik/Priser-og-deltagelse-paa-internationale-festivaler/Berlinpriser.aspx|title=Berlin Awards and Honours|publisher=Danish Film Institute|access-date=2012-02-19}}
=Literature=
=Music=
- 1 April — The Hope by Frederik Magle is premiered, commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, on the eve of the 200th anniversary of the battle.
Sports
=Badminton=
- 3{{ndash}}10 June {{ndash}} Denmark wins one silver medal and two bronze medals at the 2001 IBF World Championships.
- Date unknown {{ndash}} Hvidovre BK wins Europe Cup.
=Football=
- 24 May {{ndash}} Silkeborg IF wins the 2000–01 Danish Cup by defeating AB 4{{ndash}}1 in the final.
=Other=
- 6 February — Jakob Piil wins Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise.{{cite web|url=http://www.dhnet.be/sports/cyclisme/article/12867/gp-d-ouverture-pill-a-l-heure.html|title=GP d'Ouverture: Pill à l'heure|language=fr|publisher=dh.be|access-date=2012-02-21}}
- 4 March — Thomas Bjørn wins Dubai Desert Classic on the 2001 European Tour.
- 17 June — Tom Kristensen wins the 2001 24 Hours of Le Mans as part of the Audi team, his third win of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race.
Births
- 15 January – Mathias Ross, footballer
- 25 February {{ndash}} Mads Bidstrup, footballer
- 7 April
- Ahmed Daghim, footballer
- Morten Frendrup, footballer
- 19 April – Gustav Isaksen, footballer
- 18 June – Nikolas Dyhr, footballer
- 16 November – Oliver Villadsen, footballer
Deaths
- 24 January – Leif Thybo, composer (born 1922)
- 30 June – Johannes Sløk, philosopher and writer (born 1916)
- 16 December – Villy Sørensen, philosopher and writer (born 1929)
See also
References
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